textuaries

Noun

textuary (plural textuaries)

1. One who is well versed in Scripture; a textman.
   • I cannot omit to take notice here of that common axiom, "A good textuary is a good divine;" and to observe, that it is most true, if rightly understood: if by a textuary, we mean him who hath not only a concordance of Scriptures in his memory, but also a commentary on them in his understanding […]a. 1710, Bishop George Bull, Some important points of primitive Christianity maintained and defended
2. One who adheres strictly or rigidly to a text.

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